Name: Flemingsburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.05/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$241.05

225 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,021

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$58.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	737	241.31	1,778	224
Medium and Large 2-3	415	182.50	757	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.81/cwt here — about $1,021 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale225 hd

241.05

—

KY average26 barns · 5,382 hd

237.40

+3.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,795	127.53	2,289	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	115.33	1,835	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	102.77	1,332	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	84.55	862	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	190.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	212.64/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	216.56/cwt	215.00–218.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	246.13/cwt	240.00–252.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	232.71/cwt	228.50–234.00	1,440	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	233.59/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,231	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	205.94/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	246.18/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,418	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	747	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,905	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,079	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	240.23/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	248.63/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,290	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	241.76/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,617	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	225.89/cwt	212.50–232.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	235.85/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,495	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	229.56/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	197.00/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	222.57/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	207.51/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,340	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.88/cwt	83.00–88.00	893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	115.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,835	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	95.85/cwt	91.50–99.00	1,009	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	105.51/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,371	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	95.08/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	129.66/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	65.55/cwt	60.00–75.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	226.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	233.57/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,119	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	223.74/cwt	210.00–231.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	181.64/cwt	157.50–197.00	881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	240.99/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	222.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	167.63/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.88/cwt	173.00–185.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	168.91/cwt	152.00–185.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	175.68/cwt	162.50–182.50	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	187.76/cwt	180.00–195.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	202.60/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	212.37/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,153	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

Tue Jul 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 753Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	745	180.00	180.00
2	—	270	185.00–195.00	190.28
2	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.42
7	—	485	157.50–197.00	181.64
2	—	655	150.00–185.00	167.63
3	—	530	173.00–185.00	180.88
1	—	765	168.00	168.00
3	—	610	152.00–185.00	168.91
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
3	—	435	162.50–182.50	175.68
2	—	363	180.00–195.00	187.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	221.00	221.00
8	—	573	205.00–217.50	212.64
6	—	429	215.00–218.00	216.56
1	—	345	207.50	207.50
5	—	718	207.00	207.00
1	—	495	216.00	216.00
8	—	621	195.00–210.00	202.60
3	—	543	200.00–221.00	212.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	619	228.50–234.00	232.71
23	—	527	226.00–237.00	233.59
4	—	591	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	225.00–236.00	233.57
4	—	432	223.00	223.00
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	247.50	247.50
2	—	383	240.00–252.50	246.13
78	—	747	255.00	255.00
4	—	486	240.00–241.00	240.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	206.00	206.00
3	—	727	200.00–218.00	205.94
2	—	482	227.00	227.00
3	—	388	212.50–232.50	225.89
1	—	530	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	576	240.00–251.00	246.18
61	—	916	227.00	227.00
12	—	519	238.00–253.00	248.63
3	—	775	225.00	225.00
24	—	669	220.00–247.50	241.76
12	—	634	224.00–238.00	235.85
2	—	713	226.00–233.00	229.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	193.00–201.00	197.00
6	—	467	212.50–226.00	222.57
1	—	330	207.50	207.50
9	—	605	196.00–211.00	207.51
2	—	363	222.50–230.00	226.17
1	—	850	181.00	181.00
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
4	—	420	210.00–231.00	223.74
8	—	532	205.00–225.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	182.50	182.50
2	—	450	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	580	231.00	231.00
10	—	473	238.00–243.00	240.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	83.00–88.00	85.88
1	—	1,010	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,053	91.50–99.00	95.85
3	—	957	60.00–75.00	65.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,591	110.00–119.00	115.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	87.00	87.00
17	—	1,299	100.00–114.00	105.51
4	—	1,289	92.00–97.00	95.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,845	127.00–133.00	129.66
1	—	1,595	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Flemingsburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Stockyards - Flemingsburg, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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